Beims of hats



niet STARR vPOLLEY, or BROOKLYN, new YORK, AssieNoR rro mannoseA HILL, orl SAME rLAcE.

i Letters Patent No. 63,113, dated aret 26, 1867.

IMPROVEMENTIN BOUNDINGi-JACKS POR' TRIMMIN G BRIMS 0I' HATS.

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TO ALL 'WHOM IT MAY CONERN:

Be it known that I, STARR POLLEY,-of the city of Brooklyn, county oi' Kings," and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements i-n the Means for Trimming the Edges of the Brims 'of Hats; and I do hereby declare that the following-is a full and exact description thereof.d i

My invention allows the cutting vtools to be adjusted with great facility, both in regard to the breadth of the brim, vand the depth to which the cutter shall project. It also provides against apossibility of cutting'the board or su )ort on which the brim rests. Pl

I will viirst describe what I consider the best means of carrying out my invention, and will afterwards designate the points which I believe to be new. The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification.

Figure 2 is advertical section through the instrument on the line S S in iig. 2.

Figure 1 is a` plan view of the instrument in position for usc.. j

Figure 2 is i'n the reverse of the position in which the instrument is commonly used.

Similar letters of reference indicate'like parts in both iigures. Tints are employed merely to aid in distinguishing parts, and do not indicatediiferences in material. The metal portions may be of iron and steel. The body-of the instrument maybe of wood. I l I A is acurved portion of the. frame, adapted to apply against the sido ofthe crown of a hat of any ordinary size, and to tit against the same with approximate accuracy. This part has also parallel ways, A 1 AA 2,' xed thereon, so well known to hatters they -need not beV particularly described.. .B isa sliding-block, mountednon :the

ways, and adapted to be moved outward and inward, according as the brim is to be broader or. narr0wer. It

carries a cutter, i?, of steel, which projects downwards beyond the lower ,surface ci' the blocl; B, in the manner represented, and -is properly bevelled, to cut smoothly and'accuratoly around thebrim as the entire tool is .traversed along, or as the hat may be traversed under it, according as either motion Amay be preferred by the operator. C is an adjustingscrew,' tapped through the head b 1 of the cutter b. This screw is supported neary each end in bearings in piece M which4 is carried on theA block-B, as represented, so that, asthe screw C is turned Vin one direction or the other, the cutter bis raised and lowered so as tograduate the depth of the cut. D vis a screwfformed and'arranged as represented, which secures the piece M, and consequently the screw ,C and cutter b, in the proper position in the sliding-block B. B y removing this screw D the parts described may be easily removed to allow of repairs. :E is an elastic plate' of steel or otherA suitable material, arranged as represented, and securedacross the outer ends of vthe ways A 1 A 2 by means o t' the screws E 1 E 2, as representediv This plate is thin and smooth, and is adapted 'to lie under the hat brim, and to be traversed around as the instrument is operated. It forms a shield or guard to prevent the cutter Zi from passing beyond the lower surface of the brim under any circumstances. l tselasticity is suiicient to allow it to rise into the position indicated by the red lines in fig. 1 when it is in use. G is an adjusting-screw, tapped through the sliding-block B, and supported in the framing in the manner represented, so that, by turning the screw Gr, the block B and its connections may-be traversed outward or inward with great facility, and may be adjusted in any position desired 'with great accuracy.

My invention avoids an evil which has been long experienced vin largemanufaetories of hats, to Wit, the mutilation and rapid destruction ofthe support on whichthe hat is laid when the brim is cut; It accomplishes this end by virtue both of the means for adjusting the depth to which thel knii'eB may project, so that it shall be graduated to the thickness of the briinto becut, and of the guard E, which stands in such position as to form a coniplete'bar' against any possible cutting of the support in case oi maladjustnlent of the knife, or in case of the occasional'operating on a brim which'is-thinner than was anticipated. The several additional adjustments also allow the instrumentto'bc put in condition for all the exigencies which arise in practice with less labor .and with more exactness than the ordinary instrument. The thin shield E may, if preferred,bc hinged at the I juncture with the other parts, so as to allow it to'morc readily standfoifrom and approach to the face of the instrument; but I do not consider such hinge to be necessary. It Vwill yield suciently by its elasticity if proper care be ltaken in its construction.

Having now flly described myiiivention, what I claim :is newktilereinranil desire to seem-e byirLetters Patent, is its follows: Y 4 I A I v l.' The cutter Z1, the headb 1, adjustingvfscrew C, removable bearings M, and c'onning means Dreombine-d and arrahgecl fof jo'nt operation on the sliding-block B of tlie brim-cutting instrument;'substan'tiullyn the manner and for the purpose herein set fortli. l l Y 2. I claim the radial adjusting-screw G, arranged to operate relatively to the slidingblock B, und adjustable cutter in the brim-cutting instrument, substantially in' the manner :mdvfor the purpose ll'erein set forth.

3. I claim the shield E, arranged in combination with the brim-cutter, and adapted to serve relatively to the adjustable cutter b, substantially in the iria-nner and for the purpose herein'set'forth.

STARR POLLEY.

Witnesses:

HUGH 4MCCROSSIN'7 FRANCIS B. CARLETON. 

